Lorenzo’s Favorite British and Irish TV Shows on Netflix

Posted on May 06, 2020

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Doctor Binge-watch is back with more time-wasters for you, darlings!

Having given you all his Netflix recommendations for Nordic, German, and Spanish language TV series, he’s giving you a break from subtitles (unless you have problems with regional accents, which – no judgments!) and sending you off with a list of his fave British and Irish shows. And if you can’t believe he didn’t mention one of your faves, that’s because it’s a list of HIS faves. We’re just saying! And before anyone asks, Netflix isn’t paying us a dime for any of this. Lorenzo really is the King of Binge-watchers, extravagantly covered in cats and throw blankets for hour upon hour of viewing. Tom really is amazed by the (never-changing) sight of it all. He’s an expert on sussing out what kind of show is worth hours of your time.

 

Derry Girls
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Amidst the political conflict of Northern Ireland in the 1990s, five high school students square off with the universal challenges of being a teenager.

 

 

 

Collateral
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Investigating the murder of a pizza delivery man, a London detective uncovers a tangled conspiracy involving drug dealers, smugglers and spies.

 

 

 

Peaky Blinders
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A notorious gang in 1919 Birmingham, England, is led by the fierce Tommy Shelby, a crime boss set on moving up in the world no matter the cost.

 

 

 

The Fall
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A seemingly cold but very passionate policewoman goes head to head with a seemingly passionate father who is in fact a cold serialist in this procedural out of Belfast. The only thing they share is their common complexity.

 

 

 

The Inbetweeners
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This rib-tickling series follows four English lads as they try — and fail spectacularly — to navigate the wretched no-man’s land of adolescence.

 

 

 

The Crown
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This drama follows the political rivalries and romance of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign and the events that shaped the second half of the 20th century.

 

 

 

The End of the F***ing World
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A budding teen psychopath and a rebel hungry for adventure embark on a star-crossed road trip in this darkly comic series based on a graphic novel.

 

 

 

Criminal: UK
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Criminal is a police procedural with a unique premise: it takes place exclusively within the confines of a police interview suite. This stripped down, cat-and-mouse drama will focus on the intense mental conflict between the police officer and the suspect in question.

 

 

 

Bodyguard
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After helping thwart a terrorist attack, a war veteran is assigned to protect a politician who was a main proponent of the very conflict he fought in.

 

 

 

Ripper Street
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In the seething backstreets of Victorian London, a police inspector and his men fight to uphold justice amid the lurking fear of Jack the Ripper.

 

 

 

Happy Valley
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Yorkshire police sergeant Catherine Cawood pursues the man who assaulted her late daughter, unaware he is now part of a secret kidnapping plot.

 

 

 

Lovesick
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In his quest for true love, Dylan found chlamydia. Joined by friends Evie and Luke, he relives past encounters as he notifies all his former partners.

 

 

 

Call the Midwife
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This period drama set in impoverished East London in the 1950s follows a newly qualified midwife and her colleagues at a nursing convent.

 

 

 

Sex Education
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Insecure Otis has all the answers when it comes to sex advice, thanks to his therapist mom. So rebel Maeve proposes a school sex-therapy clinic.

 

 

 

Broadchurch
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After a young boy is murdered in the small seaside town of Broadchurch, local detectives Ellie Miller and Alec Hardy are assigned the mysterious case.

 

 

 

Chewing Gum
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Tracey Gordon is a 24-year-old religious Beyoncé-obsessed virgin. Growing up through the church, with her strict preacher Mother, she has ended up rather ‘underdeveloped’ in certain areas – but Tracey wants more. We follow Tracey as she embarks on her journey into adulthood, crashing her way through what she should and shouldn’t be doing.

 

 

 

London Spy
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When his reclusive-banker lover disappears, a hard-partying young British hedonist plunges into the dangerous world of espionage to find the truth.

 

 

 

Giri/Haji
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A Tokyo detective travels to London to look for his long lost younger brother, now believed to be posing as a Yakuza gangster and wanted for the murder of a Japanese businessman. His family’s honour, and the fragile peace between the warring gangs back home, is at stake.

 

 

 

Marcella
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Returning to the Met’s Murder Squad after a 12-year career break, Marcella is a detective in her late 30’s who gave up her fast-tracked role to marry and devote her life to starting a family. With the abrupt end to her marriage to the love of her life and isolated from her children at boarding school, Marcella returns to work – her sense of self shattered.

 

 

 

Paranoid
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When a woman is brutally murdered on a playground, a group of detectives find themselves drawn into a dark conspiracy as they search for the killer.

 

 

 

The Great British Baking Show
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A talented batch of amateur bakers face off in a 10-week competition, whipping up their best dishes in the hopes of being named the U.K.’s best.

 

 

 

Black Mirror
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This sci-fi anthology series explores a twisted, high-tech near-future where humanity’s greatest innovations and darkest instincts collide.

 

 

 

Top Boy
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Two seasoned drug dealers return to the gritty streets of London, but their pursuit of money and power is threatened by a young and ruthless hustler.

 

 

 

Wanderlust
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Unable to revive their fading sex life after many years of marriage, a therapist and her husband decide to start dating other people.

 

 

 

Sherlock
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In this updated take on Arthur Conan Doyle’s beloved mystery tales, the eccentric sleuth prowls the streets of modern-day London in search of clues.

 

 

 

Flowers
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Between a troubled marriage, a senile granny and twin siblings constantly in rivalry, a crumbling household struggles to barely keep it together.

 

 

 

Crashing
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In exchange for low rent, a hodgepodge group of 20-something tenants set up residence as property guards in a disused hospital, where hilarity ensues.

 

 

 

 

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